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English Civil War

Skirmish at Faversham 1648

1648
Kent, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150–300.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.200–400
Outcome
Faversham Royalists dispersed by Parliamentary cavalry
The Battle

History & Significance

Faversham rose for the king in 1648 but was quickly suppressed; the town magazine was seized preventing arms reaching the larger Royalist force gathering in Kent.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Faversham 1648

The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Chart gunpowder mills
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Oare gunpowder works
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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